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,rlE ALU ANTE HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1021
All Court House Offices
Arc Closed in Honor of
Washington's Birthday
, . " . . ,. i J Vi know lot of men who have a
To.hy ranks, i a legal hoNlay, nn.l Ff ip,lt;fl1 ir,lo,pM. in home brew reci-r-ractieally
every office in the court Onre we met vp wuh a rcientific
nou-e Is 010:0,1 to properly o .serve the (hjrst u must have beon h0irnt;f,c
occasion. This is the iwon.l time this ., , th,tril.ru
month that the county officer have
had a holiday, although few of them
took advantage of the opportunity on
Lincoln's birthday. Tod:iy, however,
the action is practically unanimous
and if anv of the officer me nt their
lesks, they have taken the precaution
The countv commis-ioneri are the
only ones who ,!on't desire to observe i
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work to do, and the rooner it is fin- 'Keep otT the grass,
ished. the sooner they can lay aside! , , ,
official cares. This rocs far to explain I In the language of
whv the three of them are .spending son, "Hlessed urn he who expects no h
today in auditing claims. ing. ka.e be am t gwmc to be d.sap
Everything is (U;et ut the city hall, pointed.
too. A notice on the city clerk a uoor
bears the news that the office will
remain closed nil day. Police Judge
Roberts spent a short time in his of
fice, but cases may not be tried on a
holiday and there was nothing le
happening to keep him interested.
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES
Nebraska is not the only state in the'"
union where the American Legion is
engaged in a strenuous campaign for
a larger membership. Illinois and In
diana are having very successful
drives, and numerous new posts are
being established in the southern
states. There are now over 10,000
posts of the legion scattered over the
world.
To definitely discover just how many
(service men want a cahh bonus in
preference to other forms of adjusted
compensation as provided by the Ford
ney bill, a plebiscite was recently tak
en of the legion members in Illinois.
In spite of the unemployment situa
tion, wn.cn tonus 1 10 increase me neous (
of the veterans for ready money, for-
ty-six per cent of the legionna.res pre-
ferred some form of compensate
vhC,ru nn fRSn T atU'e Tf
North Dakota. Oreron anil Minnesota.
have passed resolutions urging thej
ney bill.
In deciding not to ask the legisla
ture for u state bonus the logh.lative
committee of the American Legion
was influenced to n great extent bv
observing the working of the cash
boniu act in North l;.kota. The Ne
braska Legion is asking that the
wounded, disabled and needy veterans
be taken care of fir.-t, by means of the
bill they have introduced to appropri
ate two mill;on dollars to buy liberty
bonds, the interest being used for the
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North Dakota veterans, for the money
ls to be raised by a direct tax on prop
erty and it is estimated that only 3,000
claims can be paid each year.
To do away with this delay in draw
ing their $25 a month state compensa
tion which will in many cases be sev
eral years, the Furgo. post of the Le
gion has organized an association
which will lend money on bonus claims.
From a fund borrowed from members
ofthe po.'t, money will be lent to any
service men at eiir'ht nor cent, with the '
provision that the borrower must as-
Sinn his claim to the association as!
security. An amount up to half the
face value of the claim may be bor
rowed. Nebraska service men are watching
with a good deal of interest the con
troversy in Massachusetts over the
state law giving civil service prefer
ence to veterans. A newly elected
commissioner recently discharged elev
en veteran employees of the depart
ment of public property and parks,
only to find that the American Legion
was solidly back of the men and would
carry the matter to the courts if nec
essary. The commissioner was forced
to apologize for disparugizing remarks
ubout service men.
One hundred thousand Monnonites,
who were prevented from settling in
the United States largely because of
opposition of the American Legion,
row plan to take over several thousand
acres of land in Mexico, according to
word received at legion national head
quarters here from I. C. White, adju
tant of the legion's department of
Mexico. The Monnonites are being ex
pelled from Canada.
Because the members of the sect live
under a communistic form of govern
ment, speak only German and refuse
to accept the obligations of citizens of
the land in which they live, the sec
ond annual convention of the legion
opposed a colonization project in Mis
sissippi. A later attempt to settle in
Louisiana was fought by legion mem
bers of that state under the leadership
of the l'elicanaire, official Legion
newspaper.
Legion leaders pointed out that the
Monnonites refused to serve in the
Canadian forces during the world wnr
niul that they have not complied with
th" Canadian laws which provide that
school instruction be conducted in
Km-lish. Previously to the settlement
in Canada, thousands of tho sect were
forced to le;ne South IVikfta because
of their vefi::.l to comply with the
laws of that state. 4
Arrangement for entertaining
thousand.-- of delegates to the third an
nual convention of the American Le
gion, which will be held October 31,
November 1 and 2 of this year in Kan
sas City, Mo., are beim? made by le
gion posts of that city and state.
Marshal Foth is among the distin
guished guests expected by legion
naires. The corner stone for Kansas
City's $2,000,000 liberty Memorial
building to four hundred men of that
city who gave their lives during the
war will be laid during the conven
tion. Judge Henderson remembers the
time when the old-fashioned woman
used to be tatisfied with the society
page, but now she wants the whole
newspaper. Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
RANDOM SHOTS
P.e'ng a reformer i.-n't ko lifTicu!t a
job as we Itml Imagined.
Vrvjly, it hath its reward.
I Do You Know This Dick? .
I "Why li1 you lot h!m get awny
from you?" thundered the chief.
ie r took a mean advantage of
rnc
replied the green detective. 'He
ran across me grass in me -
""''.TT. ..... ,
Why d dn t you follow.
"Well, there was a notice
there
The Nebraska press association
called a halt on one of its ancient cus
toms nt the last meeting. Heretofore
the office of president has rotated
from year to year between the repub
licans and democrats, and this time
the second republican was chosen. A.
n VVrvml nf (Wins' Rava it is because
I there are ho few democrats left that
this custom were allowed to go on,
it would soon be necessary lor inem
to repeat.
Ole Buck has discovered that his
plaint concerning the lavish portions
of mashed potatoes served at banquets
has struck a sympathetic chord in the
heart of more than half the editors of
the state. It's surprising how many
people have got next to the mashed
potato gouge.
The next crusade we are go'ng to
unite with will be when someone starts
a campaign to force restaurants to
serve a full quarter-pie instead of a
sliver.
f h , who rpal, ,ikoj,
on(, bacon, let him stand up now
, counted. Can't you remember
, h th ,)U(.,10,. ,
threw in a chunk of liver for the cat?
Some of there days we're going to
I have a special calendar to give us the
names of the weeks. There's a bi
cycle week, a pay-up week, a religious
week, and ten or twelve others, :uid
now comes some idiot who wants to
establish a proposal week.
1 There's this about it: It either take.-
a man (or a woman) only about ten
minutes to propose, or else it take:
six months. A week isn't the right
time limit, no way you look ut it.
i- We're figuring now that there ought
also to be a few years. This is al
ready Kead-1 he-Herald year, and if it
onV uut..t(? e Advertising year,
everything will be lovely.
They can't tell us that the Imperial
isn't perfumed. We dropped in last
Saturday morning, just after the stuff
bad been sprinkled around, unit even
the organist wus ready to take the
count
The man with the perfume scattered
a couple of ounces on our coat lapel,
and the next nine men we met looked
at us suspiciously. Two barlers ami a
cowboy followed us for eight blocks,
but the wind changed and we finally
made our escape.
Excitine times at the Palm Room:
When a piece of ice slips down the
waitress neck.
The Wisdom Teeth
"Father, have you cut all four of
vour wisdom teeth?"
"Yes, son. I have purchased a used
car, accepted a nomination, been chair
man of a local reception committee,
ami married your mother.
Bill Maupin says: "We used to have
to surmise whether they were bow
loirired or knock-kneeded. Now we
hive to surmise whether their ears are
clean or otherwise. The girls insist
on keeping the boys jruesing.
Advice to the Worried.
M. K. G. Unfortunately for you,
the man vou think you love is mar
ried. However, we can recommend
two or three others in the same line,
Send a stamped envelope, and tuck il
a couple of $10 bills for full particu
lars. Margie Your young man Is most
unreasonable. If you want to wear
half hose, and can get by the censors,
vou have our blessinar.
Ed. K. You seem to be quite cer
tain the vounsr ladv vou call upon loves
you sincerely, but you are worried be
cause she yawns when you whisper
sweet nothings in her car. If you
haven't tumbled, nothing we can say
will save vou.
Bill Sorry, but the law doesn't per-
nit us to print Home Drew recipes,
You can buy a fair crada. of moon
shine, however, from every fifth man
in Seottsbluif. Take our advice and
don't trv to make it.
Moe We know of nothing that wil
successfully remove ink stains from a
postage stamp,
The choir of the Pi esbyU rian church
will present a program of music, sing
in 'T, living pictures, etc., at the church
Thursday eveninir Mai en .. 4.1
WITHIN HIS REACH
Particular Customer (in tailor's
shop) Where's your man who usually
measures me for trousers;
TailorHe had to leave, sir. He got
rheumatism and couldn't stoop low
enough to measure to the bottom of
men's trousers. x
What's he doing now?
He's measuring for a ladies' tailor,
sir.
trance is afraid of the man on
horseback. Over here we fear the
eighteen-year-old child in the big au
tomobile.
MRS. MARY O'NEILL IS
GIVEN TWO WEEKS TO
IMPROVE CONDITIONS
(Continued from Page 1)
C. L. Hashman and George Carroll,
county commissioners, and Miss Avis
Joder, county clerk, testified to condi
tions at the O'Neill home. The
mother and throe children are living
in one room in a house on West Third
street. There is one bed in the room,
and all of them hnve loen sleeping
together. mere is a cookstove, a
box for a table anl one chair,
Hip
mo' her does washing in the same
room in which they eat and sleep. At
the t;me the matter was called to the
commissioners' attention, the family
had a suck of potatoes, a little flour
nnd some coal, nearly all of which
had been donated by neighbors.
Mrs. O Neill told of having addi
onal furniture at the freight office,
but said she did not have money
enough to pay the freight bill. The
commissioners pa:d this bill, and pur
chased some additional groceries, and
f Mrs. O Neill is ahle to make a fair
showing at the end of two weeks, she
will be given further time.
Hie three children, Harvey, ajred
thirteen;. Hallie, aged ten, and Anna,
e'ght, are the only children now with
their mother. A son is farming near
Dunning; and the mother has tempo
rarily lost track of three daughters,
two of whom are married. The third
is Rose Etta O'Neill, a fifteen-year-
old girl who first became known in
Alliance when her mother asked the
police to retrieve her from a band of
wandering Holy Rollers. Rose L'tta
three times ran away with the holy
ones.
The mother in her testimony showed
that she is doing her best to care for
her children. The three were sent to
school immediately upon arriving in
Alliance, and are comfortably dressed.
Mrs. O'Neill said she has earned an
average of $10 a week during her stay
in Alliance, and has had to pay $10
a month rent for the one room. She
expects to get sufficient work to prac
tically double her earnings, and has
found another place to stay.
Judge lash called attention to the
unsanitary conditions under which
the children are being reared, and
aid that unless the mother could
how, after a fair opportunity, that
she was able to wve them proper care,
he would commit them to the st:Uc
home.
"This is a civilized community," the
judge said, "ami I !o not intend to
let these children grow up underfed,
undernourished or without a proper
chance in life."
Ed. Fletcher has been confined to his
home for the past few days, sulToring !
Hum ciji ini.1 tu.i iwvu
ONE MINUTE
STORE TALK
"You folks are lichtning
change artists when il
comes to jumping from one
season to the next one
week I see here vast stocks
of winter goods, and, pres
to, all is transformed to
lovely spring display ' It
spells one thing a volume
or trade so vast as to be
beyond comprehension"
mused a shopper in our
women's wear section.
ARE YOU ENJOYING
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BAPTIST ITH'RCH NOTES
More hign places in the Sunday ac
tivities of the Baptist church. Num
ber one a still greater attendance st
Sunday school. We are gradually
nearing the two hundred mark. Num
Vr two the largest udd tion of any
one Sunday, ton: four by letters, three
by conversions, three by experience,
making thirty-one for the month. Can
you beat it? Numlwr three the larg
est eveninir audience since our coming.
'all pews filled and chairs in the aisle.
.Number tour the- largest nurnwr ot
children and young people at the regu
lar services. Number five the largest
B. Y. P. U. attendance. Number six
the bet congregational singing in the
c'ty. O, boy! didn't they make the
roof tremble with their lusty voices?
What does ali of this mean? Iti
means that the revival spirit is per-1
ennial and that we are in for the '
greatest steady campaign of soul win
ning in the history of the church. Must
we depend upon the so-called annual
revival? Must we hire an outsider to
draw a crowd? What is the preacher
paid for nnywav? Did you notice that
choir work? Those specials are get
ting to be a real treat. It speaks well
for the leader, Miss Young and the
members.
Someone said that the pastor was a
dynamo of optimism, alas we plead
guilty. Come out to the church over
flowing with the spirit of optimism.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30.
We are looking for seventy-five. Come.
The topic is, "I have learned by ex
perience." Come ready to tell of some
one thing you have learned in your
Christian experience.
The Phili-Baraca are having a
Washington birthday party at the
parlors tonight.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES
St. Matthew's Episcopal guild will
eive a kensington Wednesday after
noon at the parish house at 2:30. Each
member is requested to bring a guest'
The funds received will be used td
purchase flowers for the altar Easter
Sunday, after which they will be sent
to the hospital. Mrs. Reynolds will
be hostess, assisted by Mrs. C. Brad
bury, Mrs. H. E. Gantz and Mrs.
Elmer McManis.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES
The eo'on'al tea given by the Young
People's Missionary c'rele last oveng
at the church was well attended. The
auditorium was starred to represent j 'briquets,' you'd know there's hopc
the home of George and Martha Wash- j lessly crazier cigarette lighters than a
j ington, and tea was served in the firefly"
pnne. ine rauies were appropriately
decorated with the nnt:onal colors nnd
a very pleasant evening was spent. A
miprrii;inf.ous p, .pram was given dm-
i ing the forepart of the evening. Th
Strikingly Original Ideas Featured In
ew
What a joy to observe the transformation scene
now btirtg enacted in which Dame Fashion joins
lid:U with Mother Nature changing the whole
world from Fonilre winter to the biilliance of
Spring! i.ne and the buoyancy of youth.
BIG STORE
following program was given:
Piano solo, Miss Dorothy Wendelboe
"America," by the audience.
Reading "The Minister at Tea,"
Eva Beal.
Violin solo "George," Billie Swen
son. "Sketch of the life of Washington,"
Lena Price.
Song and pantomine "When You
and 1 Were Young, Martha," Misse3
Leah Weaver and Sylvia DeMoss.
Duet "An Old-fashoned Garden,"
Misses Ieah Weaver and Sylvia De
Moss. Readings, Frances Fletcher.
Several games and contehests were
held and prizes given. Marie Bailey
won an American flag. The sum
of ten dollars was received In the
silver offering. Miss Ieah Weaver
and Chas. Lai kin took the roles of
Martha ami George Washington, and
were assisted by others in colonial
costume. Misses Glcnna Lawrence,
Leah Weaver and Mane Frazicr pre
sided in the tea room.
The ladies' aid will meet Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. James Rice, Ninth
and Laramie. This is the February
birthday meeting, nnd those having
birthdays during the month will be
guests of honor.
M. E. CHURCH NOTES
The M. E. choir will meet with Miss
Edna Martin, f07 Laramie Thursday ;
evening at Mrs. t,. u. l'rake
will assist Miss Martin as hostess.
DR. BOWMAN office In Firsl
National Bank Building. 8tl
S. J. lossi of Yale Siding has some
very fine seed kubanka macaroni
spring wheat that took the first pre
mium at the Nebraska state fair for
yield and rust-resisting qualities. He
believes it to be a money -r-.iaker for a
Box Butte county farmer.
The choir of the Presbyterian church
will present a program of music, sing
'ng, living pictures, etc., at the church
Thursday evening March 3. 27
PROOF POSITIVE
Judge: "The policeman says you
caught a firefly and were trying to
light a cigarette from it. Isn't that
proof you were intoxicated or hope
lessly crazy?"
Prisoner: "Your honor, if you ever
had any experience with the French
Though the old-fashioned dollar is
coming back it finds this a changed
. world,
HARPER'S-
Bring
JU.
NEWNESS everywhere, new
style creations, new develop
ments in fabrics, new ideals
of fine workmanship. An early ex
position of high-grade suits that are
in tune with spring as never before.
Features are satin and braid
bindings, slit panels, flared
cuffs, sashes, rich embroid
ered, iridescent bead effects
and decided novelty buttons.
Shades include Navy, Sand,
Silver, Zinc and Soft Gray.
The
NEW ETONS
DOX JACKETS
BLOUSE EFFECTS
We Invite Inspection of
New Spring Suits
$2450 to $75.00
Women's wearing: Apparel Entire Rear Dry
Goods Department.
DerDeit
Store
' Peter Haag Reported
In Serious Condition
At Ingleside Hospital
County Commissioner George Pun
can has received advices m W. S.
Fast, superintendent of Ingie.-iJo
hospital at Hastings, that Peter Haag,
an insane patient s:nt there a few
weeks ago from Box Butte county, it
ir. a serious condition. Superintendent
Pest states that Mr. Haag's condition
Las shown no improvement since be
was admitted to the hospital. Hi
paralysis is very profound and he i.t
almost entirely helpless. The hospital
authorities are not prepared at this
time to say whether there is any hope
for improvement.
ODDS and ENDS
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Sale
Your chance to pick
up some extra pieces
to fill out your brok
en set.
Tea.Cups and
Saucers
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